#even though ascended astarion is never going to be my cannon

[sketchyelvenasss]

One of the things that breaks my heart most about ascended Astarion— and yes I know this is the point, I’m just saying— is if mc is being hesitant to become his spawn and say “a beloved slave is still a slave.”

Astarion will respond with “… I love you. That’s what you’ve been waiting to hear, isn’t it?”

Whatever personal interpretations ppl have about how he feels about mc after ascension it is still very clear hear he is weaponizing mcs feelings for him and it makes me cry inside.